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So I decided to experiment recently to see if I could temporarily house a small (3inch) Bala shark in a 20 gallon with 3 tiger barbs and 2 giant danios until a larger tank was possible. What occurred was a systematic and cruel bullying of the bala shark by the danios and barbs and tonight I...

Well after a 30% partial water change on July 4, which gave the following readings: Ammonia: 0.0 Nitrite: 1.0 Nitrate: 5.0 Note that nitrates come at 5.0 in the tap water. I didn't touch the aquarium except to feed the fish until just an hour ago today on July 7 and got the following...

Hello all, I've been testing my tank and performing regular water changes as much as I can since I first bought the test kit on 6/22/08. There are two small cichlids, a pleco, and two mystery snails in the tank. The ammonia has been hovering between 0ppm and 0.25ppm for the last week or so...

After another 25% water change here are the parameters: Ph: 6.8 Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrite: 5.0 Nitrate: 10 Am I moving in the right direction towards being cycled?

So, I introduced a Jewel Cichlid into the 20g aquarium with my yellow African Cichlid on Saturday. Since then, the Jewel can't find a safe location in the aquarium and has no choice but to swim at the top of the tank or risk being chased and nipped at. I have a cave, a bridge, and a plant as...

I broke down and got the API Master Test Kit Today...my figures are as follows: Ammonia: 4.0 Nitrite: 1.0 Nitrate: 5.0 Ph: 7.2 What's the plan of action to get my aquarium to where it is supposed to be? I have a 20g with an African Cichlid and Jewel Cichlid (both small) a pleco, two...

Hello all, Yesterday, I discovered mystery snail eggs in my 20g aquarium for the first time. After having a heartbreaking battle with ich, I went with just the pleco for a bit and put two mystery snails (golden and blue) into the aquarium along with an African dwarf frog. Just the other day, I...

Hello everyone. Help would be very much appreciated. I have a 20 gallon tank which contained at the start 1 small pleco, 1 small bala shark, two small albino tiger barbs, and a small tiger barb. All died within 2 weeks except the pleco from ich. I began treatment with Ick Clear but then had...

Hello everyone. I'm new. Look forward to interacting with you and getting some much needed advice.